Now, as a result of the aforementioned meeting with North America-based activists, HOLA has set up a new campaign called Solidarity with Iran (SI) and initiated an English-language international appeal, detailing U.S. threats to Iran and defending Iran's right to develop nuclear power for peaceful energy purposes. U.S. progressives who want to add their voices to the movement to oppose war and sanctions against Iran can sign onto HOLA's appeal at www.ipetitions.com/petition/si-dfje among other sites.

Phil Wilayto is a longtime community and anti-war activist based in Richmond, Virginia. He is editor of The Virginia Defender newspaper and author of In Defense of Iran: Notes from a U.S. Peace Delegation's Journey through the Islamic Republic (available at www.DefendersFJE.org/dpi). He can be reached at <DefendersFJE@hotmail.com>.
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